Ohio chase ends as car, cruiser hit fallen tree

Published: July 5, 2012 10:08AM

TROTWOOD, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities in southwest Ohio say a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle linked to a shooting ended abruptly when the fleeing car and two police cruisers slammed into a tree that had fallen across a road.

Investigators tell reporters two officers and five people in the car were taken to a hospital early Thursday morning, but none had major injuries.

Police say someone earlier had fired a gun outside a home in the Dayton suburb of Trotwood, injuring one person. The chase began after a car returned to the house and a witness told police the vehicle was linked to the shooting.

Investigators said the driver of the fleeing car appeared to be a juvenile.